Seringapatam

[ suh-ring-guh-puh-tam ]

/ səˌrɪŋ gə pəˈtæm /

noun

a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.

Example sentences from the Web for seringapatam

Tippoo Sahib, his son and successor, proved less dangerous and was finally killed at Seringapatam in 1799.

The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc |Thomas de Quincey
He then set out with his army to bar the passage of the British to Seringapatam.

The Tiger of Mysore |G. A. Henty
The island of Seringapatam was permanently occupied as a British possession.

The Tiger of Mysore |G. A. Henty
The Seringapatam had been built for a cruiser, and, of all the ships in the Pacific, was the most dangerous to American commerce.

Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton

Afterwards he assumes a disguise, enters Seringapatam, and at last he discovers his father in the great stronghold of Savandroog.

A Roving Commission |G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for seringapatam

Seringapatam

/ (səˌrɪŋɡəpəˈtæm) /

noun

a small town in S India, in Karnataka on Seringapatam Island in the Cauvery River: capital of Mysore from 1610 to 1799, when it was besieged and captured by the British. Pop: 23 448 (2001)

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